Press Releases
Inaugural SMART Week Campaign Begins as Part of Nationwide Effort to Raise Awareness About Secure Gun Storage
This School Year, More Than 11 Million Students Across the Country Will Live in a District Requiring Schools to Educate Parents About Secure Gun Storage…
As Back-to-School Season Kicks Off, New Everytown Report Finds 31 Percent Increase in Gunfire on School Grounds During 2023-2024 Academic Year
Report Finds at Least 144 Incidents of Gunfire on School Grounds Resulting in 36 Killed and 87 Wounded During the Last School Year; Second-Highest Number…
New Everytown Report Finds Access to a Firearm is the Centerpiece in the Dual Tragedies of Intimate Partner Homicide-Suicides
A Perpetrator Kills An Intimate Partner Then Dies By Suicide More Than Once A Day On Average In The United States; Of These Incidents, 93…
Everytown and Moonshot Release New Report Exploring the Valorization of Mass Shootings Online
Report Identifies Google, YouTube, 4chan, and Reddit as Key Platforms Containing Discussion and Glorification of Mass Shootings NEW YORK – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety…
Everytown for Gun Safety Releases New Report on Armed Extremism, Detailing How the Gun Industry Inspires Violent Extremists
The Industry and Associated Lobbying Groups Often Deploy Advertising that Appeals to Extremists, Spread Conspiracy Theories Popular With Extremists, and Support Political Leaders who Give…
Everytown Releases New Report on Ensuring the Effective Implementation of Laws that Disarm Domestic Abusers, Following Life-Saving SCOTUS Rahimi Ruling
Report Implores Local Stakeholders to Take Necessary Steps to Ensure Prohibited Domestic Abusers Both Relinquish Firearms and Are Unable to Purchase New Guns NEW YORK…
New CDC Report Uplifts Secure Firearm Storage as Means to Reduce Gun Access by Children, Everytown for Gun Safety Responds
CDC Data Finds Concerning Rates of Loaded, Unsecured Firearms in Homes Across Eight States NEW YORK – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today…
Everytown Releases New Research Revealing Massachusetts is Home to at Least Eight Cities with Zero Gun Thefts from Cars, Despite National Rate Tripling in the Last Decade
Nationwide, At Least One Firearm Is Stolen From A Car Every Nine Minutes, With the Majority Of Thefts Occurring in Cars Parked at Home MASSACHUSETTS…
Everytown Releases New Research Revealing St. Louis Among Top 5 Cities With Highest Rates of Gun Theft From Cars
Report Finds National Rate of Guns Stolen from Cars Has Tripled in the Last Decade Nationwide, At Least One Firearm Is Stolen From A Car…
Everytown Releases New Research Revealing Richmond, VA Among Top 5 Cities With Highest Rates of Gun Theft From Cars
Report Finds National Rate of Guns Stolen from Cars Has Tripled in the Last Decade Nationwide, At Least One Firearm Is Stolen From A Car…
Everytown Releases New Research Revealing the Rate of Guns Stolen from Cars Has Tripled in the Last Decade
At Least One Firearm Is Stolen From A Car Every Nine Minutes, With the Majority Of Thefts Occurring in Cars Parked at Home and In…
Fatal Self-Inflicted Shooting of Two-Year-Old in Euclid Highlights Importance of Secure Firearm Storage
EUCLID, OH — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action, released the following statement in response to the fatal self-inflicted…
Everytown and the HAVI Release a Guide to Implementation and Cost of Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs
Shown to Reduce Gun Violence in Cities Nationwide, Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program Guide Offers a Tailored Tool to Help Cities, Funders Understand Budgets Necessary to …
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, Ohio Has One of Highest Rates of These Preventable Tragedies
COLUMBUS, OH – Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, Vermont Ranks Above the National Average for Frequency of These Preventable Tragedies from 2015-2023
BURLINGTON, VT – Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had…
California’s Strong Gun Safety Laws Work: New Research from Everytown Reveals that 2023 Marked the Highest Number of Unintentional Shootings by Children Nationwide, with California Ranking 47th for Unintentional Shootings From 2015 to 2023
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children; Missouri is National Leader, Sees Some of the Highest Rates of Unintentional Shootings by Children
Self-Inflicted Unintentional Shooting By a 2-Year-Old in Ferguson Emphasizes Need to Safely Store Firearms JEFFERSON CITY, MO. — Everytown for Gun Safety has released…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, Indiana Has One of the Highest Rates of These Preventable Tragedies
INDIANAPOLIS — Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had the…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, North Carolina Saw 108 Incidents of Unintentional Shootings by Children from 2015-2023
RALEIGH, NC– Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had the…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, Tennessee Saw 158 Incidents of Unintentional Shootings by Children from 2015-2023
NASHVILLE, TN — Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, Georgia Saw 194 Incidents of Unintentional Shootings by Children from 2015-2023
ATLANTA — Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had the…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children, West Virginia Has a Rate Higher than the National Average of These Preventable Tragedies from 2015-2023
CHARLESTON, WV – Everytown for Gun Safety has released new data highlighting the devastating rise in unintentional shootings by children, finding that 2023 had…
New Everytown Report Details the Ease with Which Minors Can Illegally Purchase Ammo from Online Retailers
Investigation of Several Major Online Ammunition Retailers Finds That None Appear to Verify a Purchaser’s Age, Nor Whether They Can Legally Purchase Ammunition NEW YORK…
Everytown Releases New Research Highlighting 2023 as Worst Year for Unintentional Shootings by Children
From 2015 to 2023, Everytown’s #NotAnAccident Index Has Tracked More Than 3,200 Unintentional Shootings By Children; 2023 Surpassed 400 Incidents For The First Time Since…